Rotary feeder



May 31, 1927,

Filed oct. 5, 1'926 2 sheets-snee*v 1 lli l J'Wbruldfr ROBERT `7'- WA www May 31, 1927.

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ROTARY FEEDER.

Application tied llctobcr 5,1925. Serial 11o. 132,733.

My invention relatesto feeder heads. which the end of the topmost sheet 15 "is" it is the object of my invention to provlde adapted to engage. y -55 a feeder head adaptable for use in connec'- When suction is applied through the pastion with a machine such as shown in my sageways 12 the forward edge ofthe topmos't e pending application, Serial No. 60,327. -sheet is bent upwardly at an Yangle to theA i The specic object of the present lnventlon remaining sheets and the sheet is thus posiis to provide a feeder head which will oper'-A tively broken 4away so -that the air fromv the 00 'v ate twice as rapidly with a given circumiiuttering device designated 16 may pass'beference of head and in particular wh1ch will tween the bottom of the topmost sheet 15 and l@ lift the forward edge of each sheet .away the remaining sheets, thus easily separating from the other' sheets on which'it is stacked, the sheets allowing'the to moet sheet to be positively breaking that edge away from the removed from the stack o sheets remaining 65 remaining sheets. v i and moveto its iinal fed positifon.- The iut- Referring to the drawings: V ,tering head 16 may be fed from any suitable 15 Fig. 1 is aside elevation of my -feeder head source of supply of air through the pipe .17.0

as mounted .upona feeding machlne; When it 1s desired to relieve the suction Fig. 2 is a s1de elevation of the feeder head the feeder head is so arranged that the suc- 'l0 in detail with its supporting shaft 1n section tion pipe 6 will have its head over the relief and with a portion of its structure broken grooves 9. This release of the suction on the 20 away showing in section its mechanism for passageways 10 releases the sheet which has4 picking up the toprnost sheet.; i been fed to its nal position. By'putting a Fig'. 3 1s a bottom plandview of thepevnumber of such groups of passageways 10 'U5 ripher' of' he feeder showing-the arrangearound the periphery of the feeder headit is ment of the suction apertures ad3acen't the possible to multiply thenumber of sheets 25 nattened portion vof the feeder head; l which can be'fed 'by a given revolution of a Fig. 4 is a section of the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. head of a given diameter.- i. Fig. 5 is an Velevation of the buckl1ng, Mounted on the shaft Iirisa'driving gear 80 mechanism partially -broken away. Y 18 which drives a 'gear 19 journalled in the Figli is a section ofl the line 6-6 of yoke 3 on the stub'shaft 20. rEms/gear 19 w Fig, 2, Y carries with it a buckling disc I21l the inside' Referring to the drawings in detail, 1 1s a face of which slidably engages the adjacent supporting frame on which is supported on face ofthe feeder head 3. The buckling the shaft2k the swinging feeder head sup- -disc is provided with a side aperature 22 ort 3, which has a yoke carrying the drlvecommunicating with a passageway 23, which shaft 4 which actuates 'the feeder Yhead 5. opens at 24 on the periphery of the shield Yoke 3 is referred to as aswinging yoke be- 21 and isA adapted to engage at a given intercause it may be posltioned as desired with val with the topmost sheet to 'move it back-, no I respect to the sheets to` be fed. The open wardly, contrary to the direction of itsb-eing end of a suction line 6 is heldin position by fed in order to buckle the sheet to loosen nn the depending arm I 0f the swinging yoke fit from the stack of sheets on which its rests'.l so that the open end of the suction line will Suction is applied through the` passageways he held opposite to the suction openings .8 22 and 23 when 22 coincides with the trans-4 w and relief grooves 9. both of which are `cut in verse passageway 25 in the feeder 5. This the side wall ofthe feeder head 5. These passageway communicatesl with 'the 'hori.

45 Edles 8 communicate with radially disposed zontal passageway 28 in the suction head 6.

'i0 which open on the periphery It will be noted as the gearing is arranged li of the feeder head. One of these passagethe disc 21 will turn in the reverse direction le@ ways is pro-vided with diagonally disposed to that of the feeder head 5 and will engage communicating passageways 12, the outer the topmost sheetand move ltfbackwardly to 5@ ends of which communicate with a attened buckle it to loosen it fromthe other sheets portion 13 on the periphery of the feeder before the final feeding operation by the head, such iiattened portion being provided feeder head 5. 'with a shoulder 14 at one end thereof against There will be passageways 27, 2d and 25 with ata associated with each group of passageways 10. y r It will be understood that I desire to comprehend Within my invention such modifications as may be found desirable 1n order to adapt my invention' to various conditions and use. l f

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a feeder, a rotary feeding head, a flattened portion on the periphery thereof said head having -supplementary suction passageways communicating with said fiattened portion, a main suction passageway communicating with the periphery of the feeder head, al suction means adapted to apply suction to said passageways whereby the leading edge of a sheet to be fed will be drawn against the flattened portion of the feeder head and bent at an angle to the sheets upon which it rests.

2. In a feeder, a rotary feeder head a flat-- tened portion on the periphery thereof, said head having suction passagevvays a portion of 'which communicate with the flattened portion of the periphery and a portion of which communicate with the rounded portion of the preiphery, means to applysuction to such passageways, said feeder head having a suction groove on the side thereof adapted to release the suction of the suction means. .i g f 3. In a feeder, a rotary feeder head a flattened ortion on the periphery thereof, said head avin suction passageways al portion of whic communicate with the fiattened Aportion of the peripher land aA portion of means, means to move a sheet to be fed in the reverse direction to that in which it is to be fed to buckle the sheet, said means'having a suction passageway therethrough, and said feeder head having means to coincide thereoint adjacent the flattened portion of perlphery on the feeder head to cause said bucklin just prior to bendin the sheet against the iattened portion of t e periphery of the feeder head. 1 y

4. In combination in a feeder ofy a. rotary feeder head having a flattened portion on the periphery arid a plurality of suction apertures communicating with thev periphery andthe side of the feeder head, a portion of said passages communicating with the flattened portion ofthe periphery and a portion with the curved 'part of the periphery; suction means adapted to be intermittently connected4 to the apertures on the side of the feeder head, said feederhead having a4 suction relief groove on the side-thereof, meanstion means adapted to be intermitten y con nected to the apertures on the side of the feeder head, said feeder head havin a suction relief groove on the side thereo means to flutter the sheets being fed Aby the feeder head, suction means movin in the reverse direction to the direction o rotation of said feeder head, a common ower means for operating the feeder hea and the reverse mechanism, said reverse mechanism havin the same suction means as the feeder hea said feeder head having a passageway therethrough for communicating the suction from the suction means to the reverse means.

6. In a feeder, a disc having an aperture therethrough from side to side and a plurality of apertures on the side thereof coma portion of said apertures communicating with the rounded portion of the periphery and another portion communicating with the flattened portion of the peri hery the flattened portion of, the perip ery shoulder at, one end and suction means adapted to slidably engage the side of said feeder head over said apertures, said feeder head .having means to release said suction when the suction means has'been dl laced from the a ertures on the side ofthe head.

7. Infa ceder, a disc havin an aperture therethrough from side to si e and a pluralit of apertures on the side thereof communicating with the periphery of the disc, a portion of said apertures communicating with the rounded portion of the periphery and another portion communicating with the flattened portion of the periphe a flattened portion of the periphery aving a shoulder, at one end and suction means adapted to slidably engage the side of said .fee er head over said apertures, said feeder head having means to release said suction when the suction means has been displaced from the apertures on the side of the head, a buckling disc slidably engaginer the side of the feeder head o posite to the suction means, said buckling disc havin an a erture through the side tp the periphery t ereof, i

municating with the periphery of the disc, v

having a the side aperture being adapted to engage with the first-mentioned side aperture through the feeder head, and a common driv-` 'ing means for the feeder head and the reverse means whereby said feeder head and reverse means operate in opposite direction and are intermittently and successively operated with said suction means to buckle and inject a sheet. A

8. A new article of manufacture for use as v a feeder head, consisting of a disc having a periphery with fiat-tened portions and' shoulders ad'acent said Hattened portions and aplurallty of suction passageways, a y

portion of which connect with the flattened periphery and a ortion with the rounded periphery of theieeder, al1 of said passagel0 ways communicating with apertures on the side ofthe feeder'.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

ROBERT J. WATERWORTH. 

